Contravening synonyms and antonyms
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To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate:
Conflict means to clash with someone or something.
To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
To be contrary to; be inconsistent with:
To break (a law, rule, promise, etc.); fail to keep or observe; infringe on
To commit an offense by violating a law, principle, or duty.
To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:
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To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn
To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust:
To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
To compete with; to strive against.
(Obs.) To transgress; violate
To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.
To deny
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To treat without proper respect or attentiveness.
To refuse to believe; reject:
To defy is defined as to work against or resist something.
Breach is defined as break or violate.
To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
To argue or reason against; contradict; deny; dispute
To fail to fulfill; cancel:
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helping (antonym)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
aiding (antonym)
To give help or relief (to); assist
endorsing (antonym)
To give approval to; support; sanction
concurring (antonym)
consenting (antonym)
To give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
approving (antonym)
To give one's consent to; sanction; confirm
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agreeing (antonym)
To grant or concede:
permitting (antonym)
The definition of permit is to allow something.
allowing (antonym)
The definition of allow means to permit or to give permission.
upholding (antonym)
To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
affirming (related)
To say positively; declare firmly; assert to be true
doing (related)
(--- Informal) To serve (a prison term):
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